Energy Consultations Hub
Each year governments, regulatory bodies and other organisations host dozens of energy-related inquiries and consultations to ensure decisionmaking is supported by a wide range of insights. This page aims to increase engagement with these deliberative processes by providing a single, accessible point from which they can be accessed.
The list includes consultation processes convened by a range of organisations, including Federal and State governments, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), and the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC). The curated list is intended to include consultation processes of industry- and society-wide signifiance rather than every ongoing process.
Through this page and other initiatives, the Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre aims to improve stakeholder engagement in the energy sector and thereby improve governance and decisionmaking.
Current consultations and inquiries
The Energy Safety Review
Convenor: VIC Energy Safety Review
Deadline: 10 June 2025
Region: VIC
The VIC Energy Safety Review invite you to review draft findings and share your feedback to shape the final recommendations and ensure a safer energy future for all Victorians.
2025 Gas Infrastructure Options Report Consultation
Convenor: Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
Deadline: 23 June 2025
Region: National
AEMO is accepting submissions on the Draft 2025 Gas Infrastructure Options Report, which was published in response to new rule change requirements to enable the better integration of gas into the ISP.
Criteria for Assessment of petroleum and geothermal exploration permits
Convenor: WA Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
Deadline: 26 June 2025
Region: National
The AEMC is accepting feedback on a rule change request that was formulated in response to their publication of a consultation paper on the introduction of two forecasts of reliability and supply adequacy in the east coast gas system.
2025 Gas Infrastructure Options Report Consultation
Convenor: Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
Deadline: 23 June 2025
Region: National
The AEMC is accepting consultation submissions on the Draft 2025 Gas Infrastructure Options Report, which aims to support the integration of gas into the ISP.
2025 Electricity Network Options Report Consultation
Convenor: Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
Deadline: 23 June 2025
Region: National
AEMO is accepting submissions on the Draft 2025 Electricity Network Options Report, which identifies potential augmentation options in electricity networks within the National Electricity Market (NEM) which are an important input to the development of the 2026 ISP.
Criteria for Assessment of petroleum and geothermal exploration permits
Convenor: WA Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS)
Deadline: 26 June 2025
Region: WA
DEMIRS is seeking stakeholders comments on a draft guideline for the criteria for assessment of petroleum and geothermal energy exploration permits in the state.
Energy Retail Code of Practice review
Convenor: VIC Essential Services Commission
Deadline: 26 June 2025
Region: VIC
Have your say as the Essential Services Commission updates the Energy Retail Code of Practice to support ongoing protections for Victorian electricity and gas customers.
Developing the 2025 Victorian Transmission Plan
Convenor: VicGrid
Deadline: 24 June 2025
Region: VIC
VicGrid is seeking feedback on its long-term plan to build the right infrastructure in the right place at the right time to deliver the power Victoria needs.
Net Zero Commission 2025 consultation
Convenor: NSW Net Zero Commission
Deadline: 11 July 2025
Region: NSW
The Net Zero Commission is seeking feedback on the climate change and adaptation advice they give to NSW Government.
If you are aware of an ongoing inquiry or consultation that isn't listed above, please share it with us via e-mail.
Centre submissions
Researchers within the Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre frequently contribute to consultations and inquiries related to the energy sector. Their submissions draw on the disciplinary expertise that can be found across the Centre's themes - Communities & Coexistence, Decarbonisation, Energy Security, and Environment.
These include submission to the following consultations:
Narrabri Gas project
Queensland Royalties Bill
Technology Investment Roadmap
ACOLA gas transition research strategy discussion paper
GFCQ strategic plan 2020 -24
National COVID-19 Coordination Commission (re gas supply issues)
Inquiry into the implementation of the recommendations contained in the NSW Chief Scientist's Independent Review of CSG activities in NSW.
Draft GAB Strategic Management Plan 2018
Regional development and decentralisation
Independent scientific panel inquiry into hydraulic fracture stimulation in Western Australia
ACCC Gas Inquiry
Inquiry into water use by the extractive industry
Scientific Inquiry into hydraulic fracturing in the Northern Territory
Inquiry into unconventional gas (fracking) in the south east of South Australia
IESC draft research priorities
Gasfields Commission Independent Review
Inquiry into unconventional gas in Victoria
Unconventional gas mining
Draft ISP Consultation
Firm Energy Reliability Mechanism (FERM)
Electricity and Energy Sector Plan Discussion Paper
Inquiry into Glencore's proposed carbon capture and storage project
Scientific Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing in the Northern Territory
Enhancing the Integrated System Plan to Support the Energy Transition
Options to ensure the domestic wholesale gas market delivers for Australians
Low Emissions Technology Statement 2022
Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan Consultation
ACCC Review of LNG Netback Price Series
QREZC: Community benefits consultation paper
QREZ: Consultation on the model for QREZ design and access